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Article: Interactive Toys and Children's Education.(research)
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- Childhood Education
- Article date:
- December 22, 2000
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Strategies for Educators and Parents
Psychologists have stressed the importance of toys and play in childhood development (Erikson, 1977; Rogers & Sawyer, 1988). Toys are "learning instruments" (Mann, 1996)--objects that stimulate children's imaginations and help them develop socially and intellectually. Therefore, it is not surprising that many new children's toys are cause for concern among those who care for children. Interactive toys equipped with microchips have the capability to respond to input from each other, from the environment, and from children themselves, transforming these toys from passive items into entities that can engage in forms of ...